Wheel Talk

It's the penultimate day of the Giro Donne and Abby and Hannah are here to talk about it, along with some thoughts from Sarah Roy (Canyon//SRAM) on stage 7, Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla) on the rest day, Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek) before the stage and Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) and Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx) on the stage itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

There's not much going on at the Giro Donne today, but Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla), Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx) and Veronica Ewers still sent in some thoughts. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah again with a stage 7 recap of the 2023 Giro Donne. Plus audio diaries from Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla), and Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah are back for another chat about the Giro Donne and what happened in the sixth stage. Hear from Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx), Sarah Roy (Cayon//SRAM), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla) and Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah chat about the fifth stage of the Giro Donne, the Queen stage. It was a bonkers day from start to finish with a surprising outcome. Hear from Lauretta Hanson of Lidl-Trek, Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx, and Veronica Ewers of EF Education-TIBCO-SVB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah are back to chat stage 4 of the Giro Donne. An exciting stage with some familiar, and new, faces. EF Education-TIBCO-SVB's Veronica Ewers checks in with an audio diary after the stage, as does Lauretta Hanson of Lidl-Trek. Plus hear from Nine Kessler of Jayco-AlUla after the stage and Sarah Roy of Canyon-SRAM after stage 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Hannah Barnes joins Abby once again to discuss the third stage of the 2023 Giro Donne. Hear from inside the Lidl-Trek bus with Lauretta Hanson and from after the finish line with EF Education-TIBCO-SVB's Veronica Ewers and Jayco-AlUla's Nina Kessler. Plus a very raw and honest check in from Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah Barnes (Uno-X) get together to chat Giro Donne stage 2, which ended up being a critical day for the general classification. You will also hear from Canyon//SRAM's Sarah Roy, Veronica Ewers of EF Education-TIBCO-SVB, Nina Kessler of Jayco-AlUla and of course Lidl-Trek's Lauretta Hanson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby is joined by professional rider for Uno-X Hannah Barnes to chat about stage 1 what was supposed to be stage 1 of the Giro Donne. Torrential rain caused the race to be cancelled, but not before half the field tested their legs, and tyres. Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek) and Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla) phone in to tell us how thi...

This week Abby is joined again by Rebecca Charlton and, for the first time on the Wheel Talk Podcast, the one and only Amy Lauren Jones. The three chat about some of the National Championships over the weekend, especially the storming performance form Pfeiffer Georgi, and preview what's to come in the Giro Donne. For a more detailed route preview check out escapecollective.com. Hosted on Acast. Se...

This week Abby, Matt and Gracie chat about the women's Tour de Suisse and dive into some listener questions about rider safety and unions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss the controversy at CIC-Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées with a special guest, and the DS for Cynisca Cycling, Gillian Ellsay. Matt also chats with Chloe Hosking about her decision to sue the owners of the B&B Hotels team that fell apart prior to the season. In the episode's second half, we answer a few more of your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

This week Abby, Loren and Gracie answer some listener questions about whether they can sing or prefer to dance, hot pants, SD Worx dominance, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat all about the three days of action at RideLondon Classique, a conversation made even better by the presence of Rebecca Charlton! We also talk about the SD Worx clean sweep at LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour and the ongoing WorldTour relegation battle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby, Matt and Gracie chat about Vuelta a Burgos and why the race was and wasn't boring. Plus, the upcoming RideLondon Classique promises some exciting sprint stages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Loren are joined by retired professional cyclist for SD Worx and Canada Karol-Ann Canuel to discuss Itzulia Women. At the end of the episode, Abby catches up with Kasia Niewiadoma to talk about how her season is going, how the level is changing, and what she's targeting this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In between racing La Vuelta Femenina and Itzulia Women former Danish national champion Emma Norsgaard sat down with Abby to chat about why she loves the Spanish team, the truth about being teammates with Annemiek van Vleuten, and why she's adapted her strengths as a rider. For more, check out the written feature on escapecollective.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woah. What a stage race that was! Abby, Matt and Gracie get together to recap (almost) everything that happened at La Vuelta Femenina . From Realini's first WorldTour win to Vollering's climbing to why we love the G.O.A.T. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are dropping this week's Wheel Talk Podcast episode a little earlier because La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es kicks off on Monday, May 1 with a TTT in Torrevieja. Amanda Spratt of Trek-Segafredo, who will be racing this week in Spain, joins Loren and Abby to talk about the stages and riders to watch at the race. For a full written piece check out Abby's preview here . Hosted on Acast. See aca...

On this bonus episode of the Wheel Talk Podcast, Abby caught up with up-and-coming American talent Megan Jastrab to discuss her years at Team DSM and her experience racing the team pursuit at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while working to graduate from college in four years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby, Matt and Gracie break down the final two races of the Spring Classics and Ardennes week. Both La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège had potentially inevitable winners but kept us on the edge of our seats.  Plus, we answer a couple of listener questions and talk about what we've been obsessed with lately (non-cycling related, of course).  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Trek-Segafredo's Brodie Chapman joins Abby, Loren and Matt de Neef to watch the final 27 km of the Amstel Gold Race. They chat about Brodie's return from injury, the SD Worx "problem" and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift had everything. Heartbreak, excitement, frustration and a worthy winner. It had all of us on the edge of our seats or jumping up and down on the sofa. Matt de Neef joins Abby, Loren and Gracie to break down the race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this bonus episode of the Wheel Talk Podcast Abby and Loren preview the startlist and course for Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift . Plus Abby chats with EF Education-TIBCO-SVB's Alison Jackson and Canyon//SRAM's Maike van der Duin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode of the Wheel Talk Podcast with Abby, Loren, and Gracie is all about the 2023 edition of Tour of Flanders. It was another dominant ride by SD Worx with a few teams suffering bad luck and some others bad tactics. Plus, there's a lot to look forward to with Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift around the corner so come back on Friday for a special preview episode of the podcast! Hosted...